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[regression] [Unity 6.6] compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in nux::WindowThread::GetTimerHandler() from nux::NuxTimerTickSource::~NuxTimerTickSource()() from unity::UnityScreen::~UnityScreen()

Bug #1054074 reported by Daniel van Vugt on 2012-09-21

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This bug affects 35 people

	Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
Nux	Fix Released	Undecided	Unassigned	Nux 3.8
Unity	Fix Released	High	Andrea Azzarone	Unity 7.0.0 "R series"
6.0	Fix Released	High	Andrea Azzarone	Unity 6.8.0
nux (Ubuntu)	Fix Released	Undecided	Unassigned
unity (Ubuntu)	Fix Released	Undecided	Andrea Azzarone

Bug Description

This is no way to spend a Friday night.

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: libnux-3.0-0 3.6.0-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-11.11-generic 3.5.2
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-11-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.5.2-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
CrashCounter: 1
Date: Fri Sep 21 22:12:53 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/compiz
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120724.2)
ProcCmdline: compiz
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_AU:en
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_AU.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SegvAnalysis:
Segfault happened at: 0x7f918f5b3460 <_ZNK3nux12WindowThread15GetTimerHandlerEv>: mov 0x190(%rdi),%rax
PC (0x7f918f5b3460) ok
source "0x190(%rdi)" (0x00000190) not located in a known VMA region (needed readable region)!
destination "%rax" ok
SegvReason: reading NULL VMA
Signal: 11
SourcePackage: nux
StacktraceTop:
nux::WindowThread::GetTimerHandler() const () from /usr/lib/libnux-3.0.so.0
nux::NuxTimerTickSource::~NuxTimerTickSource() () from /usr/lib/compiz/libunityshell.so
unity::UnityScreen::~UnityScreen() () from /usr/lib/compiz/libunityshell.so
unity::UnityScreen::~UnityScreen() () from /usr/lib/compiz/libunityshell.so
CompManager::finiPlugin(CompPlugin*) () from /usr/lib/libcompiz_core.so.ABI-20120920
Title: compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in nux::WindowThread::GetTimerHandler()
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo

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Related branches

lp:~azzar1/unity/fix-1054088 (Merged)

lp:~timo-jyrinki/ubuntu/quantal/nux/ubuntu.380

lp:~unity-team/unity/trunk-cherrypicks-for-6.0

Merged into lp:unity/6.0 at revision 2745

Brandon Schaefer (community): Approve on 2012-09-28

Didier Roche-Tolomelli: Approve on 2012-09-28

lp:~azzar1/nux/has-running-animation-3.0

Merged into lp:nux/3.0 at revision 661

Marco Trevisan (Treviño): Approve on 2012-09-28

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Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) wrote on 2012-09-21:

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Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) wrote on 2012-09-21:

From memory, I think I was disabling the unityshell plugin, as you can see from the stack.

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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote on 2012-09-21:

StacktraceTop:
nux::WindowThread::GetTimerHandler (this=0x0) at ./WindowThread.cpp:1619
~NuxTimerTickSource (this=0x1358860, __in_chrg=<optimized out>) at /usr/include/Nux-3.0/Nux/NuxTimerTickSource.h:29
nux::NuxTimerTickSource::~NuxTimerTickSource (this=<optimized out>, __in_chrg=<optimized out>) at /usr/include/Nux-3.0/Nux/NuxTimerTickSource.h:30
operator() (__ptr=<optimized out>, this=<optimized out>) at /usr/include/c++/4.6/bits/unique_ptr.h:63
reset (__p=<optimized out>, this=0x15bea30) at /usr/include/c++/4.6/bits/unique_ptr.h:245

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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote on 2012-09-21: Stacktrace.txt

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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote on 2012-09-21: StacktraceSource.txt

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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote on 2012-09-21: ThreadStacktrace.txt

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Changed in nux (Ubuntu):
importance:	Undecided → Medium
tags:	removed: need-amd64-retrace

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2012-09-21: Re: compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in nux::WindowThread::GetTimerHandler()

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in nux (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed

Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) on 2012-09-24

visibility:	private → public
summary:	- compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in nux::WindowThread::GetTimerHandler() + compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in nux::WindowThread::GetTimerHandler() from + nux::NuxTimerTickSource::~NuxTimerTickSource()() from + unity::UnityScreen::~UnityScreen()
Changed in unity:
milestone:	none → 6.8
Changed in nux:
milestone:	none → 3.8

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Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) wrote on 2012-09-24: Re: compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in nux::WindowThread::GetTimerHandler() from nux::NuxTimerTickSource::~NuxTimerTickSource()() from unity::UnityScreen::~UnityScreen()

I first reported this bug on intel. Now I'm testing the latest lp:unity + lp:compiz + lp:nux with nvidia-current-updates and get the same crash (when unticking the Unity plugin in CCSM):

(gdb) bt
#0 nux::WindowThread::GetTimerHandler (this=0x0) at ./WindowThread.cpp:1619
#1 0x00007f4d308a1e2c in ~NuxTimerTickSource (this=0x1c72360,
    __in_chrg=<optimised out>)
    at /home/dan/trunk/include/Nux-3.0/Nux/NuxTimerTickSource.h:29
#2 nux::NuxTimerTickSource::~NuxTimerTickSource (this=<optimised out>,
    __in_chrg=<optimised out>)
    at /home/dan/trunk/include/Nux-3.0/Nux/NuxTimerTickSource.h:30
#3 0x00007f4d3088b065 in operator() (__ptr=<optimised out>,
    this=<optimised out>) at /usr/include/c++/4.6/bits/unique_ptr.h:63
#4 reset (__p=<optimised out>, this=0x1a1bb10)
    at /usr/include/c++/4.6/bits/unique_ptr.h:245
#5 ~unique_ptr (this=0x1a1bb10, __in_chrg=<optimised out>)
    at /usr/include/c++/4.6/bits/unique_ptr.h:169
#6 unity::UnityScreen::~UnityScreen (this=0x1a1b9b0,
    __in_chrg=<optimised out>)
    at /home/dan/bzr/unity/trunk/plugins/unityshell/src/unityshell.cpp:387
#7 0x00007f4d3088b5e9 in unity::UnityScreen::~UnityScreen (this=0x1a1b9b0,
    __in_chrg=<optimised out>)
    at /home/dan/bzr/unity/trunk/plugins/unityshell/src/unityshell.cpp:397
#8 0x00007f4d4d365408 in CompManager::finiPlugin (p=0x1760980)
    at /home/dan/bzr/compiz/trunk/src/plugin.cpp:259
#9 0x00007f4d4d3667b1 in CompPlugin::pop ()
    at /home/dan/bzr/compiz/trunk/src/plugin.cpp:482
#10 0x00007f4d4d338e5d in compiz::private_screen::PluginManager::updatePlugins
    (this=0x16bf6f8, screen=0x16baea0, extraPluginsRequested=...)
    at /home/dan/bzr/compiz/trunk/src/screen.cpp:1072
#11 0x00007f4d4d339792 in PrivateScreen::processEvents (this=0x16bf1e8)
    at /home/dan/bzr/compiz/trunk/src/screen.cpp:804
#12 0x00007f4d4d36b247 in CompEventSource::callback (this=<optimised out>)
    at /home/dan/bzr/compiz/trunk/src/eventsource.cpp:64
#13 0x00007f4d4b86cf2f in Glib::Source::dispatch_vfunc(_GSource*, int (*)(void*), void*) () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglibmm-2.4.so.1
#14 0x00007f4d4b374d53 in g_main_context_dispatch ()
   from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#15 0x00007f4d4b3750a0 in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#16 0x00007f4d4b37549a in g_main_loop_run ()
   from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#17 0x000000000040235d in main (argc=3, argv=0x7fff1e13aea8)
    at /home/dan/bzr/compiz/trunk/src/main.cpp:260
(gdb)

I first reported this bug on intel. Now I'm testing the latest lp:unity + lp:compiz + lp:nux with nvidia-current-updates and get the same crash (when unticking the Unity plugin in CCSM):

(gdb) bt
#0  nux::WindowThread::GetTimerHandler (this=0x0) at ./WindowThread.cpp:1619
#1  0x00007f4d308a1e2c in ~NuxTimerTickSource (this=0x1c72360, 
    __in_chrg=<optimised out>)
    at /home/dan/trunk/include/Nux-3.0/Nux/NuxTimerTickSource.h:29
#2  nux::NuxTimerTickSource::~NuxTimerTickSource (this=<optimised out>, 
    __in_chrg=<optimised out>)
    at /home/dan/trunk/include/Nux-3.0/Nux/NuxTimerTickSource.h:30
#3  0x00007f4d3088b065 in operator() (__ptr=<optimised out>, 
    this=<optimised out>) at /usr/include/c++/4.6/bits/unique_ptr.h:63
#4  reset (__p=<optimised out>, this=0x1a1bb10)
    at /usr/include/c++/4.6/bits/unique_ptr.h:245
#5  ~unique_ptr (this=0x1a1bb10, __in_chrg=<optimised out>)
    at /usr/include/c++/4.6/bits/unique_ptr.h:169
#6  unity::UnityScreen::~UnityScreen (this=0x1a1b9b0, 
    __in_chrg=<optimised out>)
    at /home/dan/bzr/unity/trunk/plugins/unityshell/src/unityshell.cpp:387
#7  0x00007f4d3088b5e9 in unity::UnityScreen::~UnityScreen (this=0x1a1b9b0, 
    __in_chrg=<optimised out>)
    at /home/dan/bzr/unity/trunk/plugins/unityshell/src/unityshell.cpp:397
#8  0x00007f4d4d365408 in CompManager::finiPlugin (p=0x1760980)
    at /home/dan/bzr/compiz/trunk/src/plugin.cpp:259
#9  0x00007f4d4d3667b1 in CompPlugin::pop ()
    at /home/dan/bzr/compiz/trunk/src/plugin.cpp:482
#10 0x00007f4d4d338e5d in compiz::private_screen::PluginManager::updatePlugins
    (this=0x16bf6f8, screen=0x16baea0, extraPluginsRequested=...)
    at /home/dan/bzr/compiz/trunk/src/screen.cpp:1072
#11 0x00007f4d4d339792 in PrivateScreen::processEvents (this=0x16bf1e8)
    at /home/dan/bzr/compiz/trunk/src/screen.cpp:804
#12 0x00007f4d4d36b247 in CompEventSource::callback (this=<optimised out>)
    at /home/dan/bzr/compiz/trunk/src/eventsource.cpp:64
#13 0x00007f4d4b86cf2f in Glib::Source::dispatch_vfunc(_GSource*, int (*)(void*), void*) () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglibmm-2.4.so.1
#14 0x00007f4d4b374d53 in g_main_context_dispatch ()
   from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#15 0x00007f4d4b3750a0 in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#16 0x00007f4d4b37549a in g_main_loop_run ()
   from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#17 0x000000000040235d in main (argc=3, argv=0x7fff1e13aea8)
    at /home/dan/bzr/compiz/trunk/src/main.cpp:260
(gdb)

Apport retracing service (apport) on 2012-09-26

tags:

added: bugpattern-needed

Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) on 2012-09-28

Changed in unity:
milestone:	6.8.0 → 7.0.0

Andrea Azzarone (azzar1) on 2012-09-28

Changed in unity:
assignee:	nobody → Andrea Azzarone (andyrock)
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
assignee:	nobody → Andrea Azzarone (andyrock)
Changed in unity:
status:	New → In Progress
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status:	Confirmed → In Progress

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Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) wrote on 2012-09-28:

#10

Heh, I was about to fix this. Looks pretty simple.

Do you have a fix already Andy?

Changed in unity:
importance:	Undecided → High

Timo Jyrinki (timo-jyrinki) on 2012-09-28

Changed in nux:
milestone:	3.8 → 4.0

Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) on 2012-09-30

summary:

- compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in nux::WindowThread::GetTimerHandler() from
+ [regression] [Unity 6.6] compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in
+ nux::WindowThread::GetTimerHandler() from
nux::NuxTimerTickSource::~NuxTimerTickSource()() from
unity::UnityScreen::~UnityScreen()

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Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) wrote on 2012-09-30:

#11

Best I can tell...
Fix committed to lp:unity at revision 2762, and then polished. Final fix is bzr diff -r2761..2766
Fix committed to lp:unity/6.0 at revision 2745.

Changed in unity:
status:	In Progress → Fix Committed

Andrea Azzarone (azzar1) on 2012-09-30

Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status:	In Progress → Fix Committed

Tim Penhey (thumper) on 2012-09-30

Changed in nux:
status:	New → Invalid

Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) on 2012-10-02

Changed in nux (Ubuntu):
status:	Confirmed → Invalid
no longer affects:	nux
no longer affects:	nux/3.0
no longer affects:	nux (Ubuntu)

Łukasz Zemczak (sil2100) on 2012-10-04

Changed in nux:
status:	New → Fix Committed
milestone:	none → 3.8

Timo Jyrinki (timo-jyrinki) on 2012-10-05

Changed in nux:
status:	Fix Committed → Fix Released

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Stephen M. Webb (bregma) wrote on 2013-04-03:

#12

Fix Released in Unity Unity 7.0.0 "R series".

Changed in unity:
status:	Fix Committed → Fix Released

Christopher Townsend (townsend) on 2014-05-30

Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status:	Fix Committed → Fix Released

Marco Trevisan (Treviño) (3v1n0) on 2015-09-10

Changed in nux (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Fix Released

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